Table 4 Drawbacks of laptops and smartphones (N = 96)

Faulty WiFi connection

20.8

6.3

Battery/charger issues

16.7

3.1

Notifications/distractions

15.6

39.6

Slow/can get overwhelmed

14.6

–

Not portable

14.6

–

Lack of human connection

8.3

–

Small screen

–

29.2

Academic tasks are difficult

–

28.1

Hard multi-tasking

–

13.5

Less storage

–

8.3

Typing difficulties

–

8.3

No drawbacks/none listed

13.5

5.2